blag

Definition

An armed robbery or robbery involving violence; also, theft.

Etymology

The origin of the noun is unknown. The verb is derived from the noun.

Example Sentences

• "'What's he do, Micky?' / 'Armed blags is what I hear – s'posed to be one or two nice little tucks down to him that he didn't go for. He keeps well active. Someone told me he's putting one together now.[…]'"
• "Through Lenny I had met a character whom I shall call Billy. He was part of a blag team famous for a series of large-scale wage snatches."
• "They're turning over any business that couldn't go running back to the Other People, sex shops and massage parlours, doing blags long after they went outta fashion, doing loads of drugs and not giving a fuck about keeping a low profile."